Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. Psalm 68:19 We are blessed people. I am richly blessed. We sing songs about all our blessings, memorize scripture verses (like the one above) and have quotes by the hundreds reminding us to be thoughtful of and grateful… Read More The Privilege is All Mine
I have mentioned before that my son enjoys hiking. I would say he is quite an experienced hiker. He loves a challenging path and loves to discover ones as well. This year he has done both. Found some great new hikes…some of which have been quite the challenge. Not only do I enjoy the views… Read More Lessons From A Hike
And, just like that, it is August. Someone on Instagram recently said, “August is summer’s Sunday.” Ahh, I love that! The humidity has taken its toll and everyone (and everything) seems to be a bit drained…if not a bit parched. The pace is slower – and that is okay. And the ice tea tastes just… Read More Currently: August 2020
It has been months (since February to be exact) since I did an official look back over the month. Quite honestly, all of the months have run together…and they have not exactly been packed with events to remember. A whole lot of days on repeat! Actually, in that February post, I said it had been… Read More A Little Letters Look at July 2020
Definitely not as young as I used to be. I catch both my husband and myself expressing this lament – while we moan, groan or sigh – a little too often. While we do have our share of new aches or pains, most often we are sorely missing the strength and energy of our younger… Read More Old Enough to Enjoy A Nap
Last week, in my post about thinking back on the goals we set in January (way back then!) and assessing our progress toward those goals, I mentioned the benefit of finding – and keeping company with – faith builders. Those gals who lift us up – strengthening our faith and helping us walk closer with… Read More How Can I Be an Encourager?
Here in America, we just celebrated a birthday:) Independence Day…or the Fourth of July!! I have always enjoyed the Fourth. Not only does it take place in summer and we celebrate outdoors, but it does not seem to cause the stress that most of the other holidays do for me. I confess – most holidays… Read More Ten on The Tenth: Patriotism
We have finished six months in 2020. I know, seriously, in many ways, it feels a lot longer than six months; but all the unusual (and completely unanticipated) events aside, we are half-way through the year. The half-way mark seems like an appropriate time to rehearse – or take account of – our goals for… Read More A Mid-year Reassessing of Our January Goals
Something a bit different for me today. Trista at the Classy Chaos blog posted a Twenty Questions link-up on Instagram. I thought I would answer them here. Just for some fun – heading into this long weekend. I hope you have a wonderful time celebrating our country. Take a few extra moments to seriously pray… Read More Twenty Questions
Hello July – one of my favorites! I love the Fourth! I like my porch looking festive and patriotic:) That is not my street in the photo above, but we do have someone in our neighborhood who, every year, does something similar. He places a flag in front of every house lining all the streets… Read More Currently: July 2020
